EPT Disclosure Melrose Plc

Form 38.5 (b)



                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
            WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS
                  BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                       (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)





1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal      Barclays Capital Securities Limited
trader
Company dealt in              Melrose Plc
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.002
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing               28/03/2008


2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 2)

                                      Long                  Short

                              Number     (%)          Number      (%)

(1) Relevant securities
                                   0    0.00%         86,653     0.06%


(2)  Derivatives (other  than
options)                      86,466    0.06%
(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell

Total                         86,466    0.06%          86,653     0.06%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:           Long                  Short

                              Number       (%)          Number       (%)

(1) Relevant securities

(2)  Derivatives (other  than
options)

(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale  Number of   Price per
               securities  unit (Note 4)
Sale           5,723        1.4399
Sale           8,336        1.4432

Total Sale: 14,059
Total Purchase:


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product     Long/short  Number of       Price per
name,       (Note 5)    securities      unit
                        (Note 6)        (Note 4)
e.g. CFD
CFD         Long        5723            1.4399
CFD         Long        8336            1.4431

Total Long: 14,059
Total Short:

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (Note 4)
                varying etc.      relates (Note 6)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities    Exercise price per unit
option                                           (Note 4)



(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)


Nature of transaction    Details                 Price per unit (if
(Note 7)                                         applicable) (Note 4)





4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)                NO


Date of disclosure                        31/03/08
Contact name                              Barclays Plc
Telephone number                          0207 116 2913
Name of offeree/offeror with which        FKI Plc
connected
Nature of connection (Note 9)             ADVISOR


Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk